General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Liberec
Cadastre: Lázně Libverda
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0314, 03142
Geological region: Lužice Pluton and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif; Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline complex
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3575

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizrra Crystalline. Old abandoned shelf quarry showing leptynite rock. It is fine grained, light grey and consists mainly of quartz and feldspar with biotite and muscovite admixture. Spring of acidulous mineral water occurs in close vicinity. This locality is situuated in the Protected Landscape Area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts.crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: leptynite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jizerské hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mrázová Š. , Verner. K., red. (2012): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-142 Hejnice a 03-231 Jizerka. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Mrázová Štěpánka, 06.09.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3575 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3575.

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